On This Day: June 4, 1988 – Deadly Train Explosion Strikes Arzamas in the Soviet Union

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Pete

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On This Day: June 4, 1988 – Deadly Train Explosion Strikes Arzamas in the Soviet Union.

On this day June 4, 1988, a catastrophic train explosion rocked the city of Arzamas in Gorky Oblast, USSR, killing 91 people and injuring over 1,500. The blast occurred when three cars on the freight train, each carrying hexagen (RDX), a powerful military explosive, detonated while passing through a residential area near the Arzamas-1 station.

The explosion created a massive crater and destroyed more than 150 buildings, including homes, schools, and shops. Windows shattered miles away, and...
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